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You would think that if we got an offer for a player and sold that player we would have our preferred replacement lined up? Maybe the manager isn't getting the funds because his eye for a player is more like a glass eye these days.
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Originally posted by JamesMcClean View PostOh well, so it begins. That’s Jak Alnwick signed for Huddersfield Town. We’re only a week in and it’s already starting to feel like it’s going to be another belter of a January window……………
Doesnt sound like getting a keeper in is much of a priority
“It (goalkeeping situation) is not a major concern. Dave Richards has shown everybody that he’s more than capable to be Dundee United’s number one. He’s had a good run of games now and I think the confidence is there.
“Young Ruiaridh Adams is a good prospect after coming through the academy; a Scotland U/21 international. So, we do feel that we’ve got good players in that area. Obviously, with Kucherenko leaving, it opened a position.
“But we’re not going to just bring someone in just for the sake of it. If you look at a lot of Premiership teams, they’re in a similar situation – with a good, experienced goalkeeper and then a younger one there coming behind, pushing.
“It’s not out of the ordinary.
“But at the same time, if we feel there’s one out there that is going to improve that particular area of the squad, then of course we’re in a position to do something.”Comment
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I help out when I can but my elderly neighbour regularly goes down the Lidl middle aisle to find 'bargains' the shop can't sell and then goes to other shops whoops aisles looking for heavily reduced stuff approaching their sell by date.
Reminds me of Utd's transfer strategy during the windows.Comment
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So basically it would appear that it was Jak Alnwick or nothing at all. And now he’s signed for Huddersfield it would appear it’s going to be nothing at all. Although it’s not as desperate as with Poppadom, nonetheless I think we’ve just kissed top 6 goodbye. Dave seems a character and appears a little more reliable than Kuch, however he’s already had his fair share of brain farts, additionally cannae catch a ball and constantly ‘beats out’ shots rather than holding them and finally does not bring the one very thing that Kuch brought to the side - the ability to be good with the ball at feet and be able to play incisive passes from the back to open up quick counter attacks. That was the very thing that JG stressed at the start of the season that Kuch was going to be so important for in our ‘new shape’ and that it was integral to what we were going to be trying to do. So I guess that’s all out the window (pun intended) now?Comment
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How about come the summer we sign two experienced keeper to fight it out for the goalkeeper position. If one keeper cements the place in goal we could give him a extension while we would let the other keeper go. In doing so we would then go and get another keeper on another one year deal and say we want you to push him and dislodge him if possible.
We signed Kucherenko as number one and now we have the number two who thought he might get the occasional game but now getting more and his flaws are showing.
If we want to stick to nationalities we know who could be suited to the Scottish game what about another ski in Kristijan Naumovski or Norwegian Sten Grytebust on a deal to the end of the season.Comment
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Dave Richards first instinct is to hold on to the ball, take his time, then kick it from about a yard outside his box, I've rarely seen him take a quick throw, even when apparently obvious. Saying that, maybe that's part of the reason we have been a little more solid, lets us set our shape like when Walton was here, look how ineffective we can be passing out from the back from goal kicks through the midfield sometimes. He has a decent punt on him too. Maybe, as is looking increasingly likely, in large part due to our goalkeepers, we are going to finish bottom 6, we can give the young lad a shot if top 6 is gone and relegation not a threat. Dave is def not a long term no1.Comment
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Get an experienced player/coach keeper....saves a salary and fixes the problem!Comment
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I actually think Richards is fine and the statement about it is fair enough. It's very far removed from the position we were in with we had the nutter from Oz.Comment
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He's fine yes, if you are willing to accept fairly regular errors
I will think would be wiser to look for better this window
He's nowhere near in the ****ey level of releghitti, or stillie or bullock or szromnik etcComment
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Getting coached by Mathers though. Is he at the level of Hinchcliffe coaching seeing how Mitov has gone from good to absolute dug sh!te.Originally posted by shedka View PostComment
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Originally posted by Arabs4ever View Post
Not sure about Mathers but no idea how hinchcliffe keeps getting gig after gig with no obvious sign he's doing a good job, what keeper has improved wherever he's been?Comment
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Kucharenko started for Panetilikos today!
They got beat 3-0?..seems about right. To be fair it was PAOK!
We need a GK?.Richards is ok but he?s not and shouldn?t be a starter if we have top 6 aspirations!Comment
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Agree, he's not a keeper you're going to get into the top six with or to Hampden with, I hope in the background we are exploring options for a first choiceComment
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